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After three months of much of the country working from home, many employers and their workers now say the benefits of remote work — cost savings and a more relaxed atmosphere — outweigh the drawbacks.

Economy

Get A Comfortable Chair: Permanent Work From Home Is Coming

4:05pm June 22, 2020

by Uri Berliner

After three months with much of the country working from home, many employers and their workers say the benefits of remote work — cost savings and a more relaxed atmosphere — outweigh the drawbacks.

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An economic relief check distributed by the IRS to help with hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It may take some time for the IRS to get through its backlog of work.

With Tax Deadline Looming, IRS Faces Backlog As It Transitions Out Of COVID-19 Crisis

5:21am June 16, 2020

by Brian Naylor

The extended deadline for filing income taxes is less than a month away. For IRS workers who haven't been in their offices for months, there's a lot of catching up to do.

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Visitors to the New York Department of Labor are turned away at the door by personnel because of closures over coronavirus concerns in New York on March 18. New York state began offering job protections for those required, or cautioned, to self-isolate or

From Rent Freezes To Liquor Buybacks: How States Are Helping People Cope

5:00am June 10, 2020

With limited resources themselves, states are having to get creative helping residents deal with the COVID-19 economic slowdown. But how much help you can get depends on where you live.

Liz McLemore spent weeks trying to enroll in a health plan after being laid off and losing her job-based coverage. "You just got to fight through," she says.

She Lost Her Job And Health Insurance And Had To Fight To Get A New Plan

3:14pm June 09, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Like millions of others, Liz McLemore always got her health insurance coverage through her job. In April, she suddenly had to figure out how to find coverage in the middle of a pandemic.

Jonathan Baird and his wife, Nichole, say they've had to decide between making their car payment and buying food since she lost her job in the pandemic. His mortgage and auto lenders told him he didn't qualify for help.

Millions Of Americans Skip Payments As Tidal Wave Of Defaults And Evictions Looms

6:28pm June 03, 2020

by Chris Arnold

Hardship programs appear to be helping many people pause payments and survive the economic shutdown so far. But not everybody is getting the help, and advocates see big potential trouble ahead.

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The pandemic and its economic fallout have made it harder for those who experience domestic violence to escape their abuser, say crisis teams, but the National Domestic Violence Hotline is one place to get quick help. Text LOVEIS to 1-866-331-9474 if spea

Domestic Abuse Can Escalate In Pandemic And Continue Even If You Get Away

5:54am June 01, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Loosened quarantine restrictions have given some people an opportunity to flee violence at home, but cyberstalking and high unemployment have also made it harder to completely escape after moving out.

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The IRS has announced that with employer approval, employees will be allowed to add, drop or alter some of their benefits — including flexible spending account contributions — for the remainder of 2020.

IRS Rule Shift Lets Workers Make Benefits Changes Midyear — If Their Employer Agrees

5:00am May 29, 2020

by Michelle Andrews

The new guidance amounts to a midyear open-enrollment period and applies to firms that buy health insurance to cover their workers as well as to those that self-insure — paying claims on their own.

What Happens To Health Coverage After The Job Loss

5:28pm May 28, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The end of May marks a deadline for the millions of people who have lost job-based health insurance in March to enroll in a new plan.

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Economy

Career Development Coach Shares Tips On How To Look For Jobs During The Pandemic

10:24pm May 20, 2020

Career development coach Brie Reynolds answers listener questions about applying for jobs during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Census Bureau's New Survey Measures Effects Of The Pandemic On The U.S. Households

5:07pm May 20, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Census Bureau on Wednesday has released the first weekly results from its new survey measuring how the pandemic is affecting households around the U.S.

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